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Newspaper

Raleigh Register

Location

Beckley, West Virginia, United States of America

Date

Sep 12, 1956

Page

8

Azalea Garden Club Notes Fragrance in the Garden Talk

Azalea Garden Club met at 2 pm in Mrs. J A Hunts Woodlawn Ave home with co hostesses. Mrs. Watkins outlined What's New in Horticulture and noted new lilacs, bulbs, and fragrant plants while Mrs Banks urged fragrance as a garden goal. Ribbons were awarded for specimen exhibits and two guests were welcomed.

Azalea Garden Club J. W. Watkins F. L. Banks Woodlawn Ave J A. Hunt A. A. ‘Tiecie E. Bibb W. A. Thornhill Adelaide Dunbar Ami Schott Esther Staley

Beckley Women’s notices for meetings listed

Coming Events column invites women organizations to announce regular or special meetings. Notices by 10 am are used the same day. Sunday calendar notices must arrive by 10 am Saturday. Events include Beckley Civinette Club dinner at Beckley Hotel 6 pm, Beta Lambda Chapter Beta Sigma Phi 7:30 pm in Appalachian social room, and Rebekah Bible Class at 309 N Oakwood Ave 7:30 pm.

Women's Department Beckley Beta Lambda Beta Sigma Phi Appalachian

Miss Sandra Lester Weds Jack Lytton in Pearlsburg

Mrs Bonne Bragg announces the marriage of her daughter Sandra Kay Lester to Jack Garland Lytton son of Mr and Mrs W E Lytton of Tams. The double ring ceremony was Aug 2 in the First Methodist Church of Pearlsburg Va officiated by Rev W A Stevenson. The bride wore a pale blue linen sheath with a matching duster and white accessories. She is a Woodrow Wilson High School graduate majorette, Jazz Band member and student at Beckley College. The groom is a Mark Twain High School graduate active in football and basketball and employed by Bays Buick Inc.

Philadelphia Sheri J. Winter Woodlawn Ave St. Gabriel's Church Kathleen Marie McKenna Edward Martin McKenna Pennsylvania Academy of Fine Arts Bonne Bragg Maxwell Hill Sandra Kay Lester Jack Garland Lytton W. E. Lytton Tams W. A. Stevenson First Methodist Pearlsburg

Women of the Moose Plan Hay Ride and Hamburger Fry

The Women of the Moose announce a Friday event leaving Moose Lodge at 7 p.m. for a hay ride and hamburger fry at Little Beaver Lake. Mrs. Jim mie Tucker, senior regent, invites inquiries to membership chair Mrs. C. W. James at 7450. Miss Glenna Gale Toney, a 1956 Clear Fork graduate, has enrolled at Concord College Athens for fall term, daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Robert Cc. Toney Beckley.

The Moose Jimmie Tucker Moose Lodge Little Beaver Lake C. W. James Glenna Gale Toney Clear Fork District Concord College Athens Robert Cc. Toney Beckley

Rural mail carrier named for odd requests in Kentucky

LOUSSVILLE Ky Rural letter carrier Mrs Alta M Monin 18 years with the Post Office Department handles unusual duties on her route including taking measurements for a girdle and making a dental impression for a dentures order She recalls delivering a coiled snake in a mailbox and moving on with calm efficiency She Poses the job is ideal for women since she took over a route in 1936 after passing a Civil Service exam.

Loussville Alta M. Monin Oakland Post Office Department Monin

Presbyterian Church Circles Schedule Meets for Thursday

The Women of Beckley Presbyterian Church outline Thursday meetings for circles numbered 1 through 12. Locations include homes on Earhart Street Raleigh Heights Flat Top Lake Lafayette Apts Greenbrier River and McLean Addition with start times mostly 1 30 p.m. or 8 p.m. and a luncheon at noon for circle 7.

Presbyterian Church Circles Beckley Presbyterian Church Roy A. Cunningham J. 2 Hindsley Earhart St Daisy Hindsley George Haldane Clyde Smith Raleigh Hgts J. K. Edmundson L. A. Gates Flat Top Lake M. A. Johnson L. A. Caudill Skyline Dr H. L. McCreery Ollie W. Brown Lafayette Apts N. Fayette St C.T. Ross Jr John E

Incidents In The Lives Of People You Know

Mrs. Leon Catlett returns to Little Rock after visiting her son-in-law and daughter Mr and Mrs E S Bibb Jr White Oak. Mrs. C R Myers of Danville Va visits her son-in-law and daughter Mr and Mrs W A Thornhill Jr 706 Woodlawn Ave. Annie Ross returns home after visiting her son and daughter-in-law Mr and Mrs L R Ross Pineville. Guests this week at 208 Croft St are George Kambouris and Stephen Samaras from Chevy Chase Md and Annapolis Md. W N Sprague Jr hosts W N Sprague and Otto Reiber of Sewickley Pa. Darrell Young and family visit Blake Hughes Coal City this weekend. Cecil C Hughes of Sophia is in Raleigh General Hospital for observation and treatment.

Paul Hutchinson Morton Johnson H. L. McCreery Ida S. M., O'Dell H. &. Phipps N. H. Ragland Joe L. Smith Leon Catlett Lidle Rock Ark E. 5. Bibb Jr White Oak C. R. Myers Danville W. A. Thornhill Jr Woodlawn Ave Annie Ross Pine St R. Ross Pineville Nick Kambouris Croft St George Kambouris Chevy Chase Hher Stephen Samaras Chris Samaras Annapolis W. N. Sprague Jr S. Oakwood Ave W. N. Sprague Otto Reiber Sewickley Darrell Young Middletown Ohio Blake Hughes Coal City Cecil C. Hughes Sophia Raleigh General Hospital

Modernize Home But Retain Old Familiar Charm

Reading through remodeling tips, the piece urges balancing modern upgrades with family sentiment for older homes. It covers kitchen layouts, durable surfaces, lighting, and storage, plus expanding living areas, basement rumpus rooms, and outdoor terraces while preserving character. It also notes centralized and de centralized gas ranges, and tile care advice for hard water areas.

Embroidery Designs Offered by Martha Madison

You will find attractive embroidery designs ideal for making trim on guest towels and stm panels. Pattern No 223 features hot iron transfers and motifs. Send 25 cents in coins for this pattern to Martha Madison at The Raleigh Register Box 38 Poe Station New York 18 N.

Martha Madison iThe Raleigh Register Poe Station New York

Garden club talk by Mrs DePaulo at Beckley club

Mrs J R DePaulo of the Phymosia Garden Club spoke briefly to the Beckley Garden Club during the business session. The visit highlighted latest gardening tips and club activities, drawing participation from members.

J. R. DePaulo Phymosia Garden Club Beckley Garden Club

Births and club notice at Beckley social room workshop

A Beckley social room workshop hosted by Mrs. James W. Bair and Mrs. J. D. Donovan announced births in Raleigh General Hospital, including Lake Ann Efaw and Lou Ellen Link. The event featured a plant club fundraiser for the National Council of Garden Clubs and listed attending members and award ribbons in a floral show context.

Coro-Cola James W. Bair J. D. Donovan DePaulo Leo Storey Huntington Beckley Hotel Storey Phymosia and Briareli Garden Clubs Robert L. Amick H. S. Edwards National Council of Garden Clubs J. §. Larrick Cleo George Ray Efaw Quinnimont Lake Ann Raleigh Generalospital Lou Ellen Paul Robert Link Crow Raleigh General Hospital Wayne Douglas Gideon ‘Franklin Sisk Epperly Jerry Lewis Link Beckley Pamela Joan J. W. Bair

Handbags and Glamour Define American Working Women

A cross section of American women from teens to over forty explains how they maintain youthful grooming. From 16 to 41, handbag contents evolve from lipstick and brush to makeup, fragrance, deodorant, and hair care. Working women emphasize practical beauty routines and frequent salon visits.

America Blood Bank Hospital Jin Glamor

Mrs Tony Lusk Honored At Tea And Lawn Party

Mrs Tony Lusk formerly Miss Sue Kelly was feted at a tea and lawn party hosted by Mrs Yula Durrett at 117 1 2 Fairlawn Ave Pearlsburg Va Co hosts were Miss Nancy Kelly Miss Mary Lou Kelley and Mrs Tack Sterling The event marked the bride of Tony Lusk who wed July 7 in Pearlsburg Rev Walter D Edwards of Christ Episcopal Church The receiving line included Mrs Durrett Miss Mary Lou Kelley and the honoree About 60 guests attended with a white carnation corsage for the honoree and a mass arrangement of summer flowers on the table

Tony Tusk Yula Durrett Fairlawn Ave Nancy Kelly Mary Lou Kelley Tack Sterling Sue Kelly Tony Lusk Walter D. Edwards Christ Episcopal Eugene Lusk Susie Pyles Tom Durrett Nancy Kushner Norman Southern Nancy Kelley

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